'A difficult position': Colleges sued by pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel protesters over First Amendment
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters apparently agree on one thing: Universities are violating their First Amendment rights. Source link
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Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings, a day after authorities thwarted an attempted occupation of a school building at the neighboring University of Pennsylvania campus. Source link
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in D.C. to mark a painful present and past
Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present – the war in Gaza – and past – the exodus of some 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from what is now Israel when the […]
University of Amsterdam cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally
THE HAGUE — The University of Amsterdam canceled classes Tuesday and shut buildings for two days after the latest pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the war in Gaza turned destructive. Protests continued to simmer at several European universities where students faced off with academic authorities on whether relations with Israel should be broken off or drastically reduced, […]
Pro-Palestinian Graduates Can’t Handle Jerry Seinfeld, Storm Off During His Commencement Speech
Have you heard the one about the college graduates who left their ceremony because they could not take having a Jewish comedian give them good advice? That was the scene at Duke University on Sunday, as a few dozen students walked out of the school’s commencement as thousands more remained to hear comedian Jerry Seinfeld […]
BLM Global Network Starts a War with Pro-Palestinian Group Funding College Protests, Files $33M Lawsuit
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is suing progressive nonprofit the Tides Foundation for allegedly defrauding the BLMGNF and holding back around $33 million in donations, according to documents filed Monday in California Superior Court. BLMGNF accused Tides of refusing “to honor its promises” to the network and alleged that Tides “continues to commandeer […]
Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held
Small pro-Palestinian protests popped up sporadically Saturday as colleges and universities held commencement ceremonies, including dozens of graduating students at Virginia Commonwealth University who walked out on Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s address. While some of the estimated 100 students and family members who left during the Republican governor’s speech showed support for Palestinians, others held signs […]
Pro-Palestinian Protest Comes to a Screeching Halt After School President Publishes an Ultimatum
As most college administrations bend the knee to the anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protesters across the country, one college president took a markedly different — and brave — turn against the trend. For weeks now, schools have been swamped by these destructive protests, which were shutting down classes, disrupting finals as the school year winds down, and […]
Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several U.S. universities
Police made dozens of arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled Friday at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hours after police tear-gassed demonstrators and took down a similar camp at the University of Arizona. Philadelphia and campus police moved in around daybreak at Penn to remove protesters from an encampment […]
Police pull apart pro-Palestinian tent encampment at MIT
BOSTON (AP) — Police early Friday have begun dismantling a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. People were being detained and video showed police roaming through the encampment. Organizers said only about 10 people were inside the camp, but a crowd outside the camp began gathering and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. Tensions have […]